Some people take for grantedTheir companionship in lifeAny man and any womanCan become husband and wife

The rest remain unrecognizedTo face much oppositionFrom members of societyWho love such ammunition

I watch the hasty marriagesAll based on "love", of course;Supported by the church and state --And ending in divorce...!

They never stopped to think aboutThe Gays they keep oppressedWhy some can stay togetherDespite hatred from the rest

Despite a ruined childhoodIn isolated despairUnsure if they should be so sureOf those who claim to care

Despite having genuine needTo seek the Higher PowerExiled by all churchesLife destroyed within an hour

Despite the friends and familyWho insist how much they careCome out, reach out, to be disownedWith loved ones found nowhere

Despite the negativitySociety has for Gays;No laws to bind, but love remains, For love has its own ways!

I don't need the church and stateTo rear their hateful claws;I know love comes from the heart, Not morally stigmatic laws.

Society has much to learnBut not from zealous preachers, The first is last, the last is first, For Gays are now the teachers!

Author's Notes: Just a little poem about societal ignorance that manifests itself with moral stigma that contradicts itself into oblivion. I am utterly amazed at just how small-minded people can be, in terms of being members of a greater society, but when you take the people aside and view them as individuals, even the ones who seem the most prejudice appear to have a glimmer of love for those they are prejudice against. It all goes to show that there is a marked difference between religious dogma and what the heart recognizes as love and inner light.

I didn't write this to put down Christianity, but the religion has the potential to be so hollow that it makes people listen to what they are told, rather than to what their heart is saying.

I have always believed that any members of society who are continually oppressed for any reason, have the potential of being the most spiritual of all due to the forced introspection they must endure, only to find the light that reassures them they are truly wonderful and beautiful reflections of the Logos. Author's Location: Oklahoma City, Oklahoma More Poems: Phronesus Disegno has posted 627 additional poems- View them? Author's Profile: To learn more about Phronesus Disegno - Click HERE Contact Me Via Email...

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